About the School

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy serves as one of the nation's key centers for the theory and practice of planning and public policy scholarship and analysis. As part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the school capitalizes on the strength and resources of this major research university. Read more...

Message from the Dean

As the Great Recession recedes into history, the planning and public policy world is experiencing a series of evolving challenges and dilemmas in its aftermath. Read more...

School Mission

The Bloustein School is committed to a rebirth of the public-service ethic in the United States. The ethic focuses on good civic design in its broadest Read more...

Our Location

New Brunswick, New Jersey is one of the state's most significant areas for education and health care. The city is home to Rutgers' largest regional campus Read more...

Student Life

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Undergraduate Admissions

The Bloustein School offers undergraduate major and minor programs of study in planning and public policy (762), public policy (833) and public health (832, 832D). The School educates a highly select pool of students... Read more...

Henry A. Coleman has been a faculty member at Tufts University, and has held adjunct faculty positions at The American University, the University of Maryland at College Park, and at George Mason University. Coleman was a Brookings Economic Policy Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He also served as a senior economist in the Office of the Chief Economist at the U.S. General Accounting Office. His federal government experiences also include serving as the director of Government Finance Research at the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Within New Jersey, Coleman served as the executive director of the New Jersey State and Local Expenditure and Revenue Policy Commission, and as the assistant director for operations and research in the New Jersey Office of State Planning. He also served as a senior policy adviser in Governor Florio’s Policy Office. Coleman has served on the board of several non-profit, professional, and civic organizations, including the New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute, New Jersey City University, New Jersey Policy Perspective, New Jersey Future, Citizens for the Public Good, the Regional Planning Partnership, the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities, the Gateway Institute at Kean University, and the Coalition for Affordable Housing and the Environment. He served as director of the Center for Government Services for twelve years and currently serves as a faculty member in the Public Policy program at the Bloustein School. His interests and publications are primarily in the area of state and local public finance.